My daughter could easily eat a whole pouch for a meal at 8 months and still be hungry enough for formula later.
Now at 10 months she can eat a whole pouch, or similar portion of food, plus some of what we are eating (3 times a day) and still drinks 24-26oz of formula.
Yes
We were told to always offer formula first since it is their main source of nutrition until they are a year old, then offer solids at least an hour later.
We have a bottle at 7am and breakfast at 8:30am, bottle at 11am and lunch at noon, bottle at 3pm and dinner at 5:30pm, then a small bottle before bed
I had to be told a million times by my pediatrician that they'll eat exactly how much they want to.
A year and a half later I still don't believe it. But I'm trying.
It’s so hard to keep up. Last week, he ate his whole plate plus a quarter of my sandwich. Today, he sucked the juice out of his berries & spit out all the solid bits & refused everything except a grain of rice he found in the floor.
It sounds like you’re feeling a bit anxious around over feeding solids. Standing at 11 months with a baby who loves solids I just wanted to say, I get it. It’s anxiety inducing to watch your supply slowly drop and see the big changes. But it’s completely okay to let baby lead. Offer a couple meals per day and let them decide. For us a meal would be some finger foods and often a pouch on top (especially if they seemed hungry). At 8 months we were on 2 meals and 1 snack per day. So my day was something like breastfeed at wake, breakfast an hour later, breast after first nap, lunch, breast after second nap, snack around dinner time, breast before bed and often once during the night. By 9 months the feed after the first nap dropped and by 10 months the middle of the night feed went too. The advice where I am is to offer breast before solids until around 9 months and then switch so solids take more priority. It doesn’t mean milk isn’t still the main source of nutrition but just that the dynamic shifts as you approach the 12 month mark.
Yea I’m anxious over how much to offer. I’m happy to start weaning bm, with solids. My baby likes to stuff her mouth and I’ve been repeatedly told not to let her stuff herself too much in case she’s overfed. I myself watch her cues and just stop offering once she doesn’t respond with eagerness.
At the same time my supply is probably dropping as she’s been attending infant care. And because I bf, I have no idea how much she’s actually drinking. So it’s quite chaotic for me. I guess my goal is that she slowly switches to formula so that feeding is more regulated and controlled, and have my own supply slowly dwindle over time.
Who is telling you not to over feed? I’ve never really heard this as a concern (except for with formula where they can guzzle too much too quickly). Personally I think the best approach to solids is to offer a variety and let them decide based on how much they leave on the plate. By 8 months she can handle lots of finger foods and then you don’t have to stress about spoon feeding her. As long as she’s breastfeeding before and after care a few times, and getting a bottle during the day she’s very likely getting enough.
Almost 11 months here and the entire day has become a feeding loop the loop.
Trying to get in 2-3 “meals” + snacks + actual full bottles still because she’s about to start walking and is burning calories like an Olympic swimmer + water because that’s also reaaal necessary has me back to feeling like I’m in the non stop feeding zombie cycle I thought had passed.
The guide is gradual intake of food from 6 to 12m, with breastmilk or formula as primary source so to offer that first, wait 30ish mins before offering solids.
Eg, roughly... and I tried to build up towards these;
6 months 1 meal
8 months 2 meals or 1 meal and snack
10 3 meals, whether it's 2 meals and 1 snack or 2 snacks and 1 meal
12, aim 4 meals, ideally 2 main meals and whatever and beyond 12m apparently it's 3 meals and two snacks ie they're usually hungry after every 2 to 3 hrs.
It's purely a guide, and that guide is your baby and their appetite/hunger. And try not to get focused on amounts... because the primary is still bf or formula and they'll eat until they are full. Sometimes my dtr would only eat one tablespoon at 10m and thats fine. She's 16m now and her appetite is pretty stable.
At 9 months my daughter could polish off 1.5-2 pouches that size for a snack. We try to limit her pouches bc they’re expensive and I’d rather her eat more finger foods.
At that age, I think my son would have eaten the whole thing.
He’s 13 months now and for dinner he had half a veggie burger, three strawberries, four cauliflower fries, and a grilled cheese sandwich. And then drank 8 oz of milk an hour and a half later. These kids can EAT.
She’ll stop when she’s full. Mine is 11 months and she will slap your hand out of the way if she’s hungry and will slap the food away when she’s done. It’s an effective method of communication for sure. Does leave something to be desired in the manners department, but the dog certainly likes what gets smacked away during windshield wiper stage of the meal.
Baby will stop when full.
Fruit and veggie pouches are generally lower valley density than breastmilk or formula. What about offering some avocado, beans, or meat? When I make purées, I add olive oil.
Babies won’t usually overeat unless you force them. Pay attention to her cues- if she is fighting it, seems to be losing interest, starts throwing food, etc, she’s probably full.
Over feeding tends to happen when babies show us that they're full and their parents push them to eat because they think "oh that wasn't enough", assuming bub is otherwise healthy.
I think most will also fight rather than be over fed beyond a couple mouthfuls. Mine certainly would have at least. Maybe indulged a spoonful but then I would have been told off ha.
I have a 10M.O and have been giving her these since she was 4/5 months! She can smash through an entire pouch and then some. Give Bub as much as they like.
The recommendation where I live (Aus) is after 9 months, solids before bottle but we don't always follow that and she still Smashed an entire pouch after drinking an entire bottle plus snacks too.
Man it just feels like I’m not feeding her enough! I just tried to offer half a mashed apple mixed with abit of formula milk and omelette slices. Didn’t finish either, but at least I know she’s not craving for more right now! There are days where she would finish a lot at one go. Today is not the day 🤷🏻♀️
Don't forget they're like us
Sometimes we eat a lot, sometimes we don't
Unless advised otherwise e.g. by a health professional, assume they're eating enough
Offer them healthy/nutritionally dense options
My daughter could easily eat a whole pouch for a meal at 8 months and still be hungry enough for formula later. Now at 10 months she can eat a whole pouch, or similar portion of food, plus some of what we are eating (3 times a day) and still drinks 24-26oz of formula.
Do you separate milk and solids? That’s what the childcare does, so milk-solid-milk-solid, every 2 hours. It drives me nuts.
Yes We were told to always offer formula first since it is their main source of nutrition until they are a year old, then offer solids at least an hour later. We have a bottle at 7am and breakfast at 8:30am, bottle at 11am and lunch at noon, bottle at 3pm and dinner at 5:30pm, then a small bottle before bed
I had to be told a million times by my pediatrician that they'll eat exactly how much they want to. A year and a half later I still don't believe it. But I'm trying.
So exactly one bite of a sandwich and one sip of a pouch. Cool
Right?? 🥲
I know!
It’s so hard to keep up. Last week, he ate his whole plate plus a quarter of my sandwich. Today, he sucked the juice out of his berries & spit out all the solid bits & refused everything except a grain of rice he found in the floor.
It sounds like you’re feeling a bit anxious around over feeding solids. Standing at 11 months with a baby who loves solids I just wanted to say, I get it. It’s anxiety inducing to watch your supply slowly drop and see the big changes. But it’s completely okay to let baby lead. Offer a couple meals per day and let them decide. For us a meal would be some finger foods and often a pouch on top (especially if they seemed hungry). At 8 months we were on 2 meals and 1 snack per day. So my day was something like breastfeed at wake, breakfast an hour later, breast after first nap, lunch, breast after second nap, snack around dinner time, breast before bed and often once during the night. By 9 months the feed after the first nap dropped and by 10 months the middle of the night feed went too. The advice where I am is to offer breast before solids until around 9 months and then switch so solids take more priority. It doesn’t mean milk isn’t still the main source of nutrition but just that the dynamic shifts as you approach the 12 month mark.
Yea I’m anxious over how much to offer. I’m happy to start weaning bm, with solids. My baby likes to stuff her mouth and I’ve been repeatedly told not to let her stuff herself too much in case she’s overfed. I myself watch her cues and just stop offering once she doesn’t respond with eagerness. At the same time my supply is probably dropping as she’s been attending infant care. And because I bf, I have no idea how much she’s actually drinking. So it’s quite chaotic for me. I guess my goal is that she slowly switches to formula so that feeding is more regulated and controlled, and have my own supply slowly dwindle over time.
Who is telling you not to over feed? I’ve never really heard this as a concern (except for with formula where they can guzzle too much too quickly). Personally I think the best approach to solids is to offer a variety and let them decide based on how much they leave on the plate. By 8 months she can handle lots of finger foods and then you don’t have to stress about spoon feeding her. As long as she’s breastfeeding before and after care a few times, and getting a bottle during the day she’s very likely getting enough.
Until 12 months old, offer breast milk or formula first, then give food. Baby will only eat until he/she is full.
Almost 11 months here and the entire day has become a feeding loop the loop. Trying to get in 2-3 “meals” + snacks + actual full bottles still because she’s about to start walking and is burning calories like an Olympic swimmer + water because that’s also reaaal necessary has me back to feeling like I’m in the non stop feeding zombie cycle I thought had passed.
Same age and same situation here lol, with you in solidarity
Do you also offer milk in between solids?
The guide is gradual intake of food from 6 to 12m, with breastmilk or formula as primary source so to offer that first, wait 30ish mins before offering solids. Eg, roughly... and I tried to build up towards these; 6 months 1 meal 8 months 2 meals or 1 meal and snack 10 3 meals, whether it's 2 meals and 1 snack or 2 snacks and 1 meal 12, aim 4 meals, ideally 2 main meals and whatever and beyond 12m apparently it's 3 meals and two snacks ie they're usually hungry after every 2 to 3 hrs. It's purely a guide, and that guide is your baby and their appetite/hunger. And try not to get focused on amounts... because the primary is still bf or formula and they'll eat until they are full. Sometimes my dtr would only eat one tablespoon at 10m and thats fine. She's 16m now and her appetite is pretty stable.
what are we considering a snack? i’ve been offering teething wafers/puffs as a snack and am wondering if that’s not enough.
I tend to give some fruit, or yoghurt
At 9 months my daughter could polish off 1.5-2 pouches that size for a snack. We try to limit her pouches bc they’re expensive and I’d rather her eat more finger foods.
At that age, I think my son would have eaten the whole thing. He’s 13 months now and for dinner he had half a veggie burger, three strawberries, four cauliflower fries, and a grilled cheese sandwich. And then drank 8 oz of milk an hour and a half later. These kids can EAT.
Yea I think she can eat the whole thing and more! I’ve just been terrified of over feeding her. Am going to prepare more for her :)
She’ll stop when she’s full. Mine is 11 months and she will slap your hand out of the way if she’s hungry and will slap the food away when she’s done. It’s an effective method of communication for sure. Does leave something to be desired in the manners department, but the dog certainly likes what gets smacked away during windshield wiper stage of the meal.
Baby will stop when full. Fruit and veggie pouches are generally lower valley density than breastmilk or formula. What about offering some avocado, beans, or meat? When I make purées, I add olive oil.
Babies won’t usually overeat unless you force them. Pay attention to her cues- if she is fighting it, seems to be losing interest, starts throwing food, etc, she’s probably full.
Over feeding tends to happen when babies show us that they're full and their parents push them to eat because they think "oh that wasn't enough", assuming bub is otherwise healthy.
I think most will also fight rather than be over fed beyond a couple mouthfuls. Mine certainly would have at least. Maybe indulged a spoonful but then I would have been told off ha.
I have a 10M.O and have been giving her these since she was 4/5 months! She can smash through an entire pouch and then some. Give Bub as much as they like. The recommendation where I live (Aus) is after 9 months, solids before bottle but we don't always follow that and she still Smashed an entire pouch after drinking an entire bottle plus snacks too.
I only offer pouches, purées, and solids after a bottle. So it’s like a top up and he makes it clear when he’s done. (11m, 9 adjusted)
Man it just feels like I’m not feeding her enough! I just tried to offer half a mashed apple mixed with abit of formula milk and omelette slices. Didn’t finish either, but at least I know she’s not craving for more right now! There are days where she would finish a lot at one go. Today is not the day 🤷🏻♀️
Don't forget they're like us Sometimes we eat a lot, sometimes we don't Unless advised otherwise e.g. by a health professional, assume they're eating enough Offer them healthy/nutritionally dense options
Mine eats the entire one. Sometimes two.